British Pop Star Sam Fender on ‘Bonkers’ Experience of Playing U.K.’s First Major Socially Distanced Gigs

Van Morrison is to play a series of intimate, socially distanced gigs in Belfast in October.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterHollywood may never look the same after the coronavirus pandemic, but a relic of the old world has been returned to one major Hollywood agency: full paychecks.UTA has become the first of the big four to reinstate full salaries, after reducing compensation across the board this spring — a cost-cutting measure that many talent shops took to brace for the economic beating delivered by COVID-19.In a Wednesday memo to staff, agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer said employees

Britney Spears like a “cash cow” as she waded into the row over whether the pop star is being controlled.Cher is the biggest name yet to get behind the movement to “free Britney”, which was started by fans who want to see her win back control of her finances, career and children.The Believe singer tweeted: “She worked hard, was the golden goose, made lots of $$, got sick, now she’s the cash cow.”Cher’s endorsement has added more momentum to the campaign, which has its own hashtag,

Congratulations to Kailah Casillas!

Katy Perry’s sweetly forgettable fifth album, Smile, comes straight out of the primary school colouring book. Musically as well as lyrically, the whole record blu-tacs itself firmly to bright’n’boring basics.As a fan of Perry the human being – admiring her sane survival of both her oppressive religious upbringing and her marriage to Russell Brand, who dumped her by text – I find myself delighted that she is making such a safe recovery after frightening struggles with her mental health.

I Hate Suzie, the brilliantly prickly new comedy-drama series starring Billie Piper, isn’t something you’ll watch with one eye on your phone. Written by award-winning playwright and Succession producer Lucy Prebble, who co-created the show with Piper, it’s a bold, bracing and often painful tale of emotional disintegration.

Sam Heughan has given a hilarious response to growing rumours that he may be the man to take up the role of Wolverine. The 40-year-old Outlander star has appeared on a list of favourites to play the X-Men character after Hugh Jackman announced that he would be quitting the role after 2017 film Logan.

Briony Aston has filmed herself performing yoga with her newborn son Sonny two weeks after his birth. Coronation Street star Sam Aston and his wife welcomed their first child together earlier this month, six weeks before he was due.

Jamie Lynn Spears has been named trustee of sister Britney‘s SJB Revocable Trust. The pop star’s younger sister will be responsible for ensuring her fortune is transferred into a trust benefitting Britney’s children in the event of her death, according to court documents obtained by ET on Tuesday.

Jamie Lynn Spears has been named trustee of sister Britney's SJB Revocable Trust. The pop star's younger sister will be responsible for ensuring her fortune is transferred into a trust benefitting Britney's children in the event of her death, according to court documents obtained by ET on Tuesday.The documents state that Jamie Lynn was appointed trustee of Britney's trust in 2018, with her appointment signed off by their father, Jamie, and Britney's former co-conservator Andrew Wallet.

Van Morrison has criticised the “pseudo-science” of socially distanced gigs in a new open letter to fans.The letter was shared after Morrison himself was announced to be playing a series of socially distanced shows across the next month.The veteran musician was announced earlier this month to be playing two “socially distanced shows with reduced limited capacity” at Camden’s Electric Ballroom on September 5 and 6.Last month, Morrison was also confirmed as a headliner at the UK’s first socially

Coronation Street star, who plays Chesney Brown, and his yoga teacher wife have welcomed a baby boy named Sonny James Aston. Delighted new dad Sam took to Instagram to share the happy news.In the first family photograph the soap star lays a kiss on his son's forehead while Briony smiles lovingly.He wrote: "Welcome to the world little man.

Coronation Street star Sam Aston and his wife Briony have announced the birth of their son.The 27 year old soap star took to Instagram to share a picture of his gorgeous baby son’s face from the side as he announced his arrival. Sam revealed that he and his yoga teacher wife Briony have named their bundle of joy, Sonny.

coronavirus pandemic may have totally decimated festival season for this year, but it certainly hasn’t stopped the good ship Albion from sailing on.

I’ve always wanted to sit down and talk about all the levels with the oh-so-perceptive @zanelowe. This is one of my favorite interviews of the whole #Smile era. Listen tomorrow at 10am PT only on @applemusic

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOver 30 years ago, the world was introduced to the charmingly scheming Zack Morris and his ragtag group of Bayside High classmates Kelly, Slater, Jessie, Lisa and Screech. Since August 20, 1989 (after the Good Morning, Miss Bliss episodes), Saved By The Bell has become a pop culture staple, with each generation getting “so excited” about discovering this treasure of a Saturday morning TV series.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that music venues will be able to re-open with social distancing measures in place, nightclubs and dance halls still remain closed.

the reserve of idiots (and Smash Mouth fans) in our Covid-ravaged era, IRL connection has been the order of day for some time now.